Location: Schaumburg, IL
Category: Sales Professionals
Employment Type: Permanent
Date Added: 02/17/2026
Outside Sales – Chicago/Western Suburbs
Our client is a leading process-flow control company. As an Outside Sales Representative, you’ll spend your time interacting with your customers in determining their valve and instrumentation needs; you will be a problem solver, trusted advisor, and technical expert in the application of our products.
Responsible:
- Establish and expand relationships with current and prospective customers using multiple techniques including regular sales calls, cold-calling, industry networking, customer recommendations, etc. to drive aggressive closure of all available opportunities.
- Technical presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and lunch & learns.
- Be strategic, organized, and technologically savvy in your approach to managing your sales territory.
- Maintain sales records, pipeline reporting, and generate relevant sales and market reports on a quarterly, annual, and as needed basis.
- Responsible for helping set sales target goals and marketing strategies.
Position Requirements:
- Proven outside sales within the chemical refining, petrochemical, steel mills, pharma, food & beverage, industrial, and manufacturers OEMs.
- Strong technical/industry knowledge to build upon.
- Previous experience with Prophet21 (P21) highly desired.
- Valves-pumps-flow control knowledge preferred!
- Self-motivated & aggressive in sales tactics and strategies; desire to close sales!
- Computer proficiency including MS office, SAP/ERP/P-21 a plus!
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree/Equivalent experience may be substituted for degree requirement.